Night time issues

I'm really not sure what LO (little one) is doing so wondered if anyone else is the same or has an idea or advice. Carter goes in his cot stays asleep but literally thumps his legs up and down so hard on the mattress ðŸ˜«
It seems as though it's to get my attention or because he's awake but I check and he's still sleeping??
He fidgeting so much if I leave him he eventually aftewill 5 mins wakes up crying

My DD1 used to do this she would thrash her arms and legs around & wake herself up! I got this â€˜magic sleep suitâ€™ on line itâ€™s meant to stop them waking themselves up...it didnâ€™t work on her but it got good reviews so seems to work for other babies!?

My eldest did this. I never understood what the hell she was doing and it used to keep me awake at night but then she just stopped doing it but she has always moved loads in her sleep!

Funny story, one time she was doing it, legs up, legs slammed down, legs up, on repeat. I was facing away from her and she stopped and I turned around and she was sleeping away... With her legs straight up in the air! I stared at her for ages and she just continued to sleep with her legs right up in the air!!! I eventually put them back down for her but I woke dh (dear husband) up first to show him what the crazy kid was doing!!

My boy doing the same thing! Pretty certain he is asleep when he is doing it. My hubby thinks itâ€™s hilarious - heâ€™s been sleeping in our spare room though so Iâ€™ve told him he can sleep in with little one this weekend and see how funny it is at 3am ðŸ™ˆ

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